A suicide bomber killed 10 civilians in the Maiwand district in Kandahar province. The Taliban killed three US Marines in southern Afghanistan, three Afghan soldiers in Ghazni, and one ISAF soldier in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan troops killed 12 Taliban fighters in Zabul, and killed two Taliban fighters and detained 18 suspects after a clash in […]
Swat feasts over Mehsud’s death – Pakistan
President Ahmadinejad purged four senior members of the Intelligence Ministry after some officials refused to back the government’s claim that the post-election protests were designed to overthrow the government. The officials also reportedly were opposed to airing confessions of protesters on TV. The former chief of the Intelligence Ministry was fired on July 26.
The interior ministry detained six Kuwaitis who were part of an al Qaeda-linked cell assigned to attack US forces in the country. The cell members reportedly confessed to plotting to build a truck bomb and attack Camp Arifjan, a large US logistics base south of Kuwait City.
The attack took place in the Ladha region, where the Taliban reportedly have been meeting.
Rival claims leave Taliban leadership uncertain
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The Taliban claimed 32 troops were killed in an ambush in North Waziristan; the military said 11 Taliban fighters were killed. The military killed four children during shelling in Khyber. Security forces detained seven terrorists in the districts of Bhakkar, Sargodha, and Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab.
The Taliban claimed 32 troops were killed during the battle; the military said 11 Taliban fighters were killed.
Residents in Marka reported that Shabaab is pulling teeth because the group views gold and silver fillings as sinful. Shabaab in Mogadishu ordered businesses to close during prayer and said women must wear the veil. President Sharif asserted that opposition groups were proxies for al Qaeda in Somalia. Somali pirates claimed $4 million in ransom […]
US Air Force to train more remote than actual pilots
Indian troops killed four terrorists as they attempted to infiltrate across the Line of Control from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. On Aug. 8, three more terrorists were killed as they attempted to infiltrate from the Pakistani zone. Nine infiltration attempts have been foiled since Aug. 1.
Iran: It™s the media!
Western airstrikes kill fewer Afghan civilians
Twenty-three Iraqis were killed in a dual truck bomb attack in a Kurdish village outside of Mosul. Nine Iraqis were killed during seven explosions throughout Baghdad. A British security guard killed two foreigners in Baghdad. Iraqi troops detained seven wanted men in Basrah. US troops detained three al Qaeda fighters in Jalawlaa.
TTP says Baitullah never kept permanent driver
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The government and a Taliban rival claimed that Hakeemullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman killed each other at a meeting to decide on Baitullah Mehsud’s successor. Later Hakeemullah and Waliur spoke to the media and denied a clash took place, and claimed Baitullah is still alive.
Baitullah is alive, claims Hakeemullah
Baitullah killed in Aug 5-6 attack: Malk
Kirkuk police chief wants US troops to stay
Pakistan pledges to curb militancy, pounds insurgents
The Taliban attacked the provincial government center in Logar and wounded four civilians in an IED attack in Khost. A suicide bomber targeted a NATO convoy in Kunduz; no casualties were reported. Fifty drug lords are on the list of 367 “kill or capture” targets. New Zealand will deploy about 70 members of the Special […]
Taliban now winning, US commander in Afghanistan warns of rising casualties
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Canada handoff of Afghan battle zones marks ‘new era™